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local governments are trying to break a cycle that kept state and local facilities crowded for years. >> some problems with sam brock and that story regarding -- sorry for that. we have a problem -- we'll get back to sam brock with that story. we have technical stories. >>> new information reveals that cell phone smuggling is a big problem in california's prisons. the report showed that some phones come from guards and other prison workers. 20 workers have been fired for that offense. one female prison work accused of bearing a inmate's child quit rather than undergo a test. others were caught sending nude photos or love letters on the phones. while romance is a motivating factor, the real motivator is cash. prisoners pay up to $1,000 for each phone. inmates use phones to rung street gangs and other organized crime. 4,000 bucks for a strip club using public funds. leaders of the port of oakland are on the the hot seem. maritime operations direct james kwan racked up a $4500 bill at a houston strip club back in 2008. te it was spent to enter stain shipping executives. kwan submitted a
local governments are trying to break a cycle that kept state and local facilities crowded for years. >> some problems with sam brock and that story regarding -- sorry for that. we have a problem -- we'll get back to sam brock with that story. we have technical stories. >>> new information reveals that cell phone smuggling is a big problem in california's prisons. the report showed that some phones come from guards and other prison workers. 20 workers have been fired for that...
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chief they they believe the department is moving the right direction and will work to keep opd under local control. >> we don't know what form it will take. obviously i think that the chief's made progress. i don't want his work to be undermined. >> reporter: a federal hearing on this matter is scheduled for december 13. we understand the judge is expected to make a decision on the issue of receivership in december. again, the chief and the mayor believe that the department is on the right course, and they believe they still have time to prove that. reporting live in oakland, nbc bay area news. >> we will be watching closely. thank you. >>> new at 6:00 tonight, the mother accused of ditching her daughter during a grocery store shoplifting attempt is back in the south bay tonight. 38-year-old marcy keyland was arrested two days after driving away from a market hills supermarket where her 10-year-old daughter waited with a cartload of groceries which weren't paid for. keyland was found in reno with her 11-month-old son and a man who wasn't arrested. police concerned it her mental state were
chief they they believe the department is moving the right direction and will work to keep opd under local control. >> we don't know what form it will take. obviously i think that the chief's made progress. i don't want his work to be undermined. >> reporter: a federal hearing on this matter is scheduled for december 13. we understand the judge is expected to make a decision on the issue of receivership in december. again, the chief and the mayor believe that the department is on...
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barbara parker says they comply with state and local laws and pays its fair share of taxes. she said the suit was filed to protect the rights of legitimate medical marijuana cases. they and that the seizure be stopped and declared illegal. >>> it may be the fourth largest city in the bay area, but it's number one when it comes to the volume of high-tech startups per capita. we're talking about fremont, an east bay city with 217,000 people says it's booming with jobs on the way. stephanie trong is live in fremont. the city actually says there could be work opportunities not just for a few hundred but tens of thousands of people? >> reporter: that number is right. believe it or not after suffering two major blows in this warm springs area with s solyndra south of where we are and newme, we here about job possibilities. city leaders say it's not the proximity to 680 and 880 infrastructure and the fall silts atracking people as well as the fact b.a.r.t. may be here in 2015. the city could see upwards of 0 30,000 jobs in this area in the near future. the last day at the stevenson
barbara parker says they comply with state and local laws and pays its fair share of taxes. she said the suit was filed to protect the rights of legitimate medical marijuana cases. they and that the seizure be stopped and declared illegal. >>> it may be the fourth largest city in the bay area, but it's number one when it comes to the volume of high-tech startups per capita. we're talking about fremont, an east bay city with 217,000 people says it's booming with jobs on the way....
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we looked at our local commuter rails. since 2004 more than 200 people have died. >> do you think it can ever be completely prevented? >> well, i don't know the answer to that. i would hope so. i would certainly hope so. as i said before, the safety is a community issue. >> we also discovered most of those who died on our tracks were trespassing and for the first time this year there were more trespasser deaths in our state than in any other. we'll have more on this difficult issue later tonight in our full investigation including a breakdown on where the most tragedies are happening on our local commuter rail lines. >> we look forward to seeing that. thank you. >>> northern california's ghost fleet is disappearing faster than anyone expected. u.s. transportation secretary ray lahood visited the armada of arcane war ships today to announce salvage crews have already removed and recycled 36 of the fleet's original 57 rusting ships. lahood says three more will go by the end of the year and the entire fleet will be gone by 20
we looked at our local commuter rails. since 2004 more than 200 people have died. >> do you think it can ever be completely prevented? >> well, i don't know the answer to that. i would hope so. i would certainly hope so. as i said before, the safety is a community issue. >> we also discovered most of those who died on our tracks were trespassing and for the first time this year there were more trespasser deaths in our state than in any other. we'll have more on this difficult...
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they found out the driver was employed at a local costume store. he was cited for being in possession of an inert grenade. you are asked to choose halloween costumes carefully this year. be careful where you go and when you put it on. >> we saw the ice cream shops and frozen yogurt places doing record numbers of business. >> a line out the door. i had iced coffee myself today. you know you just down right know it's going to be a hot day here when we're forecasting at the coastline temperatures in the 90s. santa cruz hitting the century mark today. i had to look twice at that number. the official high came in. hot one at the coastline. 94 in san jose. 100 in livermore. 101 in santa rosa. hayward shattered records. old record was 82 in 2009. ten degrees higher than the old number back in the record books. let's get you into our air quality. it's going to suffer as we head throughout the next 48 hours. what you'll notice is it will go from unhealthy to a moderate level here for the south bay and also the east bay. it's a sign of some gradual cooling t
they found out the driver was employed at a local costume store. he was cited for being in possession of an inert grenade. you are asked to choose halloween costumes carefully this year. be careful where you go and when you put it on. >> we saw the ice cream shops and frozen yogurt places doing record numbers of business. >> a line out the door. i had iced coffee myself today. you know you just down right know it's going to be a hot day here when we're forecasting at the coastline...
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mobile funeral business. >> i was in shock. >> reporter: in rohnert park, david wells' nightmare made local headlines. he says he paid this funeral director $1,500 for the kre m s cremation of his father. but they never came. >> there was a swamp cooler in there. it was totally hot in there and the bodies were decomposing. >> reporter: how does something like that happen? >> it could be the funeral home may not have the money to maintain the equipment. they may have gotten overloaded and have too much, shall we say, work? >> reporter: richard fisher is one of the state's seven inspectors assigned to check on roughly 400 crematories and cemeteries. how vulnerable is this industry to abuse? >> it happens. >> state inspectors try to check on funeral homes once a year but there is no state mandate that they inspect them on any regular base. in the wells case, the funeral director lost his license and he is no longer in the business. how do you find a reputable funeral home, cemetery or crematory? start with family referrals and look up the company's license. go to nbcbayarea.com and click on "i
mobile funeral business. >> i was in shock. >> reporter: in rohnert park, david wells' nightmare made local headlines. he says he paid this funeral director $1,500 for the kre m s cremation of his father. but they never came. >> there was a swamp cooler in there. it was totally hot in there and the bodies were decomposing. >> reporter: how does something like that happen? >> it could be the funeral home may not have the money to maintain the equipment. they may...
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